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Category: Prolonged Grief

PGD in Black Communities

David Robertson, MA, MSW, and Nicole Alston, MSW | August 30, 2022 | Grief, Prolonged Grief

There is a grief condition that can feel like an emotional chokehold. It’s a kind of grief that might remind you of one of the creatures from the movie, Alien. It is grief that can feel like it has captured a person’s mind or life in a tight vice grip…

A grief journey described: finding my new homeland.

Amy Cuzzola-Kern | February 14, 2022 | Grief, Prolonged Grief

Out of over 29 million minutes I have lived, I can pinpoint the one that changed my life forever. I remember the weather, the time on the clock, where I was sitting, the cardinal outside my window, the sound of the phone ringing and my father’s voice o…

Complicated grief is DSM-5 Prolonged Grief Disorder

Dr. Katherine Shear | December 9, 2021 | Prolonged Grief

I applaud the new name and official status. To be clear, I am not an advocate of pathologizing grief. I make the assumption that grief is the natural response to loss, and that it is not pathological. There’s no right and no wrong way to grieve. Each o…